Man Shot, Seriously Injured In Mastic Beach Fight: Police

MASTIC BEACH, NY —A man was seriously injured in a shooting in a fight in Mastic Beach Thursday night, Suffolk police said.

Two men got into a fight at Track Gas Station on Neighborhood Road and one fired a gun into the sidewalk and then ran away before 7 p.m., according to Suffolk police.

The second man followed him to a location outside a home on Commack Road and the shooter then shot the man in the torso before bolting again, police said.

The 38-year-old man was taken to a local hospital for treatment of serious injuries, according to police.

The shooting was the third in the area this week.

A man was shot to death on Tuesday night on the Poospatuck Indian Reservation in Mastic.

Hours later, a home and vehicle were shot on Coventry Avenue.

Police are investigating whether the shootings are related.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the shooting in Mastic Beach to call the 7th Squad at 631-852-8752 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.